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METHOD OPAND APPLIANCE FOR LOOKING SEPARATE SKBINS 0F SILK. No. 287,705. Patented 0011,30, 1883.

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UNITE STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

JOSEPH NIGHTINGALE AND JOHN NIGHTINGALE, OF PATERSON, N. J.

METHOD OF AND APPLIANCE FOR LOCKING SEPARATE SKEINS F SlLK.

SP QGIFIGATION forming part of Letters I atent No. 287,705, dated October 30,1883.

' Application filed February 3,1883. (No'rnodeL) To ail whom it may concern: hooks proper. A suitable formis next used Be it known that we, JosErH NIGHTINGALE to form a swell or handle for the appliance, as

and J OHNNIGHTINGALE, citizens oftheUnited at A, Fig. 4.. When bending the metal over States, residing at Paterson, Passaic county, the form, care is taken to give a suitable State of New Jersey, have invented a new and removing the strips to form the openingsH are even with each other, and the leaders project beyond the hooks sufficiently to keep the skeins separated after the hooks C have been withdrawn above the silk 'a. .60 The appliance may be constructed with any suitable number of hooks for practical pur-. poses.

In practice the 'appliance A is inserted in through the silk a in the openings 1? until the 65 hooks O are below the silk a, as shown in Fig. 1.. The end of a locking-strand of suitable length is then passed through under he silk (1 and between the same and the hooks 0, after which action the appliance is partly withdrawn, and 70 occupies the position shown in Fig. 2, the hooks 0 being above the silk a, the hooks having in their withdrawal from below the silk a brought up with them the locking-strand g, forming thereby the loops 0 and separate skeins 7 5 it out of the silk a. The unoccupied part c of the locking-strand is then fastened at the end f to an ordinary thread-ho 0k, and passed through the several loops 0 between the hooks (l and pliances'for Locking Separate Skeins of Silk, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, 1c forming a part thereof. r The object of our invention is to securely lock and hold separate from one another the separate and individual skeins of silk wound upon a reel. y Figure 1 of the drawings is an end view of a reel containing silk to be skeined, showing the appliance inserted. Fig. 2 is a part end view of a reel having silk to be skeined with the ap: pliance partly withdrawn. Fig. 3 is a front view of the reel and silk thereon, showing the appliance inserted in through the openings. Fig. 4. is a side view of the appliance. Fig. 5 is a plan of the appliance, showing the loops formed on the locking-strand by. the with drawal of the hooks. Fig. 6 1s a view of the locking-strand, showing the free end of the same taken through the loops formed by withdrawing the appliance; and Fig. 7 is a view of the separate skeins of silk securely locked. 0 A represents the appliance, which is formed of sheet metal of a suitable kind and thickness, having a series of leaders, B, and hooks O. The hooks O are made somewhat shorter than the leaders B. The appliance is provided with a 3 5 ring, D, that is arranged in the handle of the same.

In constructing the appliance A we take a piece of sheet metal of a suitable length and width to form the same, and mark out on one 0 end of the same the leaders B and on the opposite end the hooks C, after which we take a suitable cutting-tool and cut the metal in the lines formed forthe leaders and hooks, removis thrown over forward,which action places the hook-points in a downward position, throwing the leaders B upwardly out from between the skeins and releasing the locking-strand g from the hooks G, placing the parts 9 e of the lock- 8 5 ing-strand in the position shown in Fig. 6. The part c of the locking-strand having been taken through the loops in the manner stated, the ends 9 f of the locking-strand are together, and are drawn simultaneously in the same di- 0 rection, which tends to draw the loops 0 down between the skeins k, separated by the appliance A and locking-strand g. The loops 0 in their downward motion, being loosely ing therefrom the strips of metal from between the leaders B and hooks O, ,forming thereby the openings H. The hook-prongs and leaders are then pointed and made smooth, so as not to injure the silk in their contact therewith. The hook-prongs are next placed in a vise and the metal turned over to form the causes the part 9 of the lock-strand to draw down the'p'artc, while the slight obstruction offered by the part 2 causes the loops 0, when the strands e and g reach the centers between i the separated skeins k, to form a half-turn on 100 length to the hooks, that the cut lines for Y the silk a, after which action the appliance A obstructed by the part c ofthe lock-strand, 5

the parts at n, securely locking thereby the separate skeins k. The ends of the lockingstrands f g are then tied at m, which completes the operation of locking.

The silk locked by this our new method may be taken from the reel and be handled, dyed, and pass through the various movements, changes, &c., without damage therefrom, as the fibers are securely kept as locked and cannot escape from within their own locking-fold.

XVe are aware that skeins of silk have long the skeins to become loose, matted, snarled, &c., under their various handlings, dying, &c., which could not occur when locked by" our method of locking the separate skeins, as the fibers are securely held-within their several and separate locking-folds and the parts of the loeking-strands locked together, and must remain so.

Having described our invention, we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The method of locking and holding sepa- 0 rate from one another the separate and individends of the said strand together around the opposite outer strand, as set forth.

45 2. The appliance A, provided with leaders B, hooks O, and ring D, for holding the appliance, substantially as set forth.

JOSEPH N IGHTIN GALE. JOHN N IGHTIN GALE.

WVitnesses:

JOHN INGLIS, CHARLES A. BARHYTE. 

